Even if games are played in 2020 and the competitive balance tax is reset, the team might not want to increase its payroll.
Boston Red Sox
Tom Caron: Owners and players are sucking the joy out of baseball
Weeks of fruitless labor negotiations have led to yet another impasse that threatens the 2020 season.
On Baseball: Grade Boston’s draft on a curve
With only four selections, this was not the draft for the Red Sox to rebuild their farm system. Still, they may have found some gems.
Cora says he wasn’t ‘sole mastermind’ of Astros’ sign-stealing scheme
Alex Cora says, ‘Everyone who was part of the (Astros) team from around mid-May until the end of the season, we are all responsible.’
Red Sox gamble on youth
After surprising draft experts by taking Nick Yorke in the first round Wednesday night, Boston grabbed another high school power hitter in the third round Thursday.
Red Sox acknowledge racism at Fenway Park ‘is real,’ promise action
The team issues a statement after former MLB star Torii Hunter said he refused to be traded to Boston because of his encounters with racist fans.
Red Sox choose high school infielder in first round of draft
Boston thinks it has a special hitter in 18-year-old Nick Yorke, even though we was not considered a top prospect.
Shortened MLB Draft begins with first round Wednesday
The Red Sox have only four picks in the five-round draft, and could go after high school talent in the first round.
On Baseball: All talk and no baseball makes for fans fading away
Instead of helping the nation heal, Major League Baseball owners and players have become another negative distraction – one that becomes easier to ignore.
Former Red Sox outfielder Crawford arrest on assault charge
Carl Crawford is accused of assaulting his former girlfriend.